Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 1

Che Casper Sunday Tribune | a VOLUME 33. - CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1924. n MAIN NEWS SECTION. IRRIGATION MAN LEFT TO 23 ARE SEIZED DIE VICTIM LURED PINTO COUNTRY BY AGoAILANT Elmer L. Clark Beaten Nearly to Death With Shovel. Brutally beaten on _ the head with a shovel, Elmer L. Clark, 27, representative of the Fuller Brush com- pany, was left to die on the Yellowstone highway six miles west of Casper, at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Willlam 0. Hill, 20, who robbed him of $50 and took his Ford roadster and returned to Casper. Clark lay four hours by the highway unnoticed. He finally ~ yesalned consclpusness and was able to stagger into the road and hail a passing motorist who brought him to the Casper Private hospital. Hill was arrested about 7 o'clock last night by the sheriff's depart- ment. » He broke down under ques- tioning and took the arresting of- ficer to his room, 235 North Durbin street, and handed over the money. He also took the officer to the place where he had parked Clark’s ma- chine on North Center street in the rear of the Evanston hotel. A. severe ling he ccna he had “taken the money because he had gotten his sweetheart into trouble in Baird, Neb., and needed the money to get her out of it again. He had sent her $10 of the amount he had taken from Clark, he said, and had spent 35 cents for his own -use. The other money he handed over. He failed to take $20 which was found still to be in Clark’s possession at the hospital. Since Clark told the authorities that he hao carried about 0, the figures of Hill's transactions prere considered correct. Hill came here from Nebraska a few days ago. A chance meeting with A, L. Simpson on the train re- sulted in Simpson's taking pity on him and permitting him to stay at his room on North Durbin. Rooming with Simpson was also Arthur Mor tison. Both the men are representa- tives of Fuller Brush company. The visitor became acquainted with Clark who roomed at 1117 South Oak street. Saturday Hill told Clark that he knew of a man out in the country who hadm supply of brushes which he would sell at a bargain. The representative, not suspecting anything, gtarted to drive out with the youth. When a few miles out he got out of the car to examine the condition of the oll. When he was leaning over, Hill picked up the shovel and struck him twice. One of the blows glanced and the shovel cut the victim on the left side of the neck, barely missing the jugular vein. Clark was still conscious when Hill frisked him and Grove back to tewn, but went Into ® stupor afterwards. It was reported at the hospital at a Inte hour that the patient would robably recover. Clark's family Ive at Glenrock, his father being the station agent there, EVELYN NESBIT TO BY THUGIFOR GAMBLING SLAYER TO BE HANGED FOR CRIME MIAMI, Ariz., April 12.—Wil- Mam Ward, convicted negro slayer of Theodore Wilbur Grosh,, youth- ful University of Arizona student, may be sent to his death by the hand of his victim's father. W. H. Grosh, gray haired father of the young student, has asked per- mission to spring the trap, and Sheriff Al F. Edwards, Gila county officer who captured Ward, has forwarded the request to authorities at the state peniten- tlary with the recommendation that it be granted. Sheriff Edwards, who has never witnessed an execution, wants to Place the noose about the’ negro’s head, but he is willing to gige the old man the bit of revenge that will come from pulling the trigger. ‘Ward was convicted by a jury whitch deliberated only sixteen minutes of one of the most revolt- ing crimes ever committed in Arizona, On the Apache trail near here he boarded an automobile Dec. 26 last in which young Grosh .and Miss Maxine Menelly, student at the state normal school and daughter of a leading cattleman of the state were riding home from a Christmar dance. Forcing Grosh at the point of a gun to drive to lonely spot on the trail, he stabbed ‘the young man to death and assaulted the girl. Next day he was captured, his ey pete gsteging him nde ‘was rushed to the state .peniten- tary to prevent violence by friends of the girl and her family. NO VERDICT BROADWAY 1S ‘MADE HAPPY’ BUT 814,000 11 TOOK WAS STOLEN Man Who Robbed Express Company Takes Two Weeks to Throw Small Fortune Away in Tips and Riotous Living. NEW YORK, April 12.—“I wanted to make eve along Broadway happy,” confessed George Lisler ton! one ht, and there is no denying he set about it in the right way. Tips of $100 to orchestra leaders, a $500 bill playfully tucked into a fair entertainer’s corsage, $20 tips to hat- room boys, and so it went until George had to borrow a nickel to go and give himself up. The $14,000 he had stolen from the American Express company was all gone. Lisler came here from Sausalito, Calif. without telling “the, company he was leaving. He brought with him a black satchel containing the $14,000. When two detectives in- tercepted him on his way to sur- render today, and robbed him of that last touch of bravado, he had the satchel with him. It bulged. They fell upon ft avidly. It was stuffed with old socks and dirty linen. George still wore the brown bus- iness suit in which he left Sausa- lito, “T didn't spend the mouey on my- self,” he said proudly. “I wanted to make others happy.” For a fortnight ‘he did. He was “the new edition of the millionaire kia. Lisler’s’ last hiindred dollar’ pill went to the leader of the jazz band Blues.” He strolled from the res- ON KILLING Court Discharges Jury in Trial of ‘At- torney Simpson of Cody for Killing of Ed Raines BASIN, Wyo., April 12.—Still disagreeing after hav- ing been out 24 hours, the jury in the case of Attorney W. L. Simpson, of Thermopolis, charged with the killing of Ed. Raines, Cody barber, rep ning at 5:30 o’clock and was ed itself hung this eve- ischarged. A new trial will probably be ordered shortly. Judge James H. Burgess of the Sheridan district who was occupy- ing the bench, had previously in- structed the jury not to find the de- fendant guilty of either first or seo- ond degree murder. Manslaughter was therefore the only degree left for the consideration of the jury. ‘The jurors stood eight for acquit: tal ané four for conviction it is un- derstood. The history of the case was recit- ed by Ernest J. Goppert, prosecut. ing attorney for Park county at the beginning of the trial. His intro- ductory argument is part follow: “The evidence will show that the difficulty arose in November, 1922, when the defendant in this action represented the decedent, Edward Uriah Raines, in an action with Katie Primm in the district court, that contention arpse and bitter feelings engendered, and that on the evening of August 19, 1923, the defendant was stanCing un the out- side of the cement sidewalk in front of Ricci's soft drink parlor on the north side of Sheridan avenue, the main street of Cody. “The deceared was first noticed (Continued on Page Eleven.) that was blaring “The Lime House taurant without a nickle. Someone loaned him carfare, and whistling, the black bag under hs arm, he was walking to a local American Express company office when detectives took him into custody. SATISFY WITH C He was held in* $25,000 bail for a hearing April 19. Chief Bert Yohe put the Sold muzzle Mayor Loy Drives Truck Containing Tables After Police Cleanup of Miller Pool Hall on Center Twenty-three men were arrested shortly after 9: o’clock last night in a raid by hall, 243 South Center street, on the charge of being suspicious characters. police had cleaned out the place Mayor S. K. Loy drove the truck used to haul the two poker tables and one pool table to police headquarters. The pool table had been used as a layout for a crap game although it was not in operation at the timo of the raid. Eight or ten men were seated at the poker tables. Money was in sight though the pots were not heavy, The county will probably take charge of the case after the police are through with it. Z. 'T. (“Red”) Bailey was the look- out for the players, it is sald. He stood at the head of the stairs lead- ing from the pool room. His duty was to press a button which would start a buzzer in the room in which the gambling was going on. .When WOOLWORTH BUILDING MAY PER RESIDENT IMS ON NEW YORK A few stories of the Woolworth building, the corner- stone of old Trinity church and a row of Wall Street banking houses may or may not satisfy Barton C. Edwerds of Casper, _ It all depends. Time Edwards family of aunts, uncles, and cousins brings home the bacon which, will be in the form of a neat parcel.of land in the very business and financial heart of New York city. Incidentally the Woolworth building, Trimty Church and numer- ous other famous structures hap- pen to stand on this land. It -will-be a short step from Cen- ter street to Fifth avenue if Barton Edwards can put that rea! estate deal over. He wiil be able to buy out the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and plant sagebrush on the roof, turn loose a. couple of imported coyotes and enjoy a Wyoming landscape once in a while. A Denver pa happened * to carry an interview with an uncle of his. That's where Barton got his tip to get in the game. Following are excerpts from the article which put him wise ang may eventually put him on Easy street with a fair- sized chunk of wealthy old Gotham in his lap: “Charles Wesley Edwards his sister Lola May Anderson and their brother J, W. Edwards are the trio of Colorado claimants to the vast estate of Robert Edwards who died many generations ago. “Tl noticed an article several days ago rtating that 17 residents of. Shelby county Illinois are pro- ceeding with court action in an ef. fort to substitute their title of own ership to the land now occupied by the Woolworth building, church and other building in center of New York,’ said Char W. Edwards. ‘This artic’e declared the Shelby county residents hold the original copy of the or-year leas on tis land given by Robert BATTLE FOR SON Freedom for Harry Thaw Means Anoth- er Tragedy Sooner or Later, Former Wife Says in Her Appeal ” By FRANK GETTY (United Press Staff Correspond ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., from hell for my baby, and I’ -) April 12,—“I came back m not going to let his father cheat him of his chance now,” Evelyn Nesbit Thaw de- clared in an interview with the United Press. Miss Nesbit, plaything of fate before and after her attorneys filed a petition in Philadelphia, askihg permission to show that Thaw still is insane and that his release from a Pennsyl- Vania hegpital would jeopardise the financtal*interesta of her son, Rus- William ‘Tha’ he move comes on the eve of a Bearing before @ Jury to determine ge to Harry Thaw, sprang a sensation today when the mental condition of the million aire, with a view to obtaining his release from the asylum.in which he has been confined since the spring of 1917. “Harry K. Thaw is not fit to be free,” Miss Nesbit said. “He is a menace and I; intend to fight his release to the bitter end, 1 am taking this action primarily for the protection of my son Russell and his interest “Of course, IT come second and as a matter of fact, nothing matters about me. It does matter very much about Russell. He must be protected. If Thaw gets out he ts likely to squander, as usual, every- thing he has and everything that is coming to Russell a» his son, “Harry is likely to do all sorts of things. It i# not unlifely six morths after his release that there will be another shooting case. “T bear no ill will toward him, but I know Harry Thaw, I know that if he is let out there will be a repetition of the mp case,” Gump was a boy with whose abduction and assault Thaw was Nesbit’s petition reopens argument that has endured an since 1909, when Russell was born. She claims Thaw was the boy's father; he has since denied paternity. Zbus at the hour when Thaw, perpetrator of the most sensational killing of a generation, seeks free dom after seven years confinement that followed another serious of- fense, his former wife moves ugainst him, on benalf of a child. “Owing to Thaw's mental state, he is not fit to be at large and if he is released from the hospital he will dissipate his own and the estate of Mis father and thereby de prive his and my gon, Russell Wil Mam Thaw, of rightful inheritance in the estate,” Evelyn's petition reads. Probably there never was a couple for whom the viciasitud of fortune brought higher and lower estate Harry Thaw ceme to New York | from Pittsburgh with a fortune of | $80,000 a. year to dissipcic. he landed in his latest as; re um he bad shot and killed Stanford White, the greatest of American architects. He was imprisoned and later incarcerated in Mattewan (Continued on Page Eleven) | to decide will be after the contemporary wards In 1778, and which expired in 1877. “‘“T understand these residents (Continued on Page Eleven.) the police on the Miller pool and were held without bond After the of a gun to his neck Bailey thought better of the idea of pressing the button. The chief jerked him away and tore the button from the banis- ter, thus severing the connection, The games were going on in a room to the rear of the main pool room. As the police rushed through, a barber shaving a late customer al- most decapitated him, it is said. One member of the group in the gamb:. ling room offered an officer $10 for his release, “If my wife hears of this—" he started to exclaim, but was not given time to finish. The Patrol wagon had to make two runs in order to get all the prisoners to the station, The following names and ad dresses were given by those arrested: Willis n Norlin, Union Pool halt; Z. ley, Myers hotel; E. W. Bott, East Second; James Quinlan, 619 West Tenth; D. G. Holman, 405 South Kimball; Will Arthur, South Kimball; Carl Jones, Salt Creek; J. W. Dlassingan, Wyatt hotel; J. J. Holmes, 225 B-C; Ed Shide, 257 North Wolcott; J. W. Hunt, 257 North Wolcott: S. Lain, 257 North Wolcott; F. T. Mahoney, N. and w. Coal apartmen' J. B. Fuller, Hart apartments; H. C, Wardley, Bie Hernon Floppery; Ray Roberts,'st. Louis, Mo.; Oscar Nelson, 219 Wert B; C..8. Stanley, Riverton, Wyo F. W. Ploctur, 1219 South Locus: 0. H. Chad, Riverview hotel; G. C. Robin. WEEK NEXT IN CASPER The chamber of commerce forum luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 at the Henning hotel will be devoted to the “Alcova-Casper Ir- rigation Week” program which has been initiated ‘by the chamber to put the problem of Natrona county in connection with irrigation square- ly before the people of the county. Tho program of the week will start with the Rotary club luncheon Monday noon at the Henning ho- tel, at which time the first four min- uate speakers wi!l get into action. R. 8. Ellison and A. Baker have been assigned to address the Rotar- fans, W. F. Wilkerson will address the Lions club Wednesday evening, M. P. Wheeler and Burke Sinclair will address the Kiwanls club Thursday noon, R. C, Cather will address the Real Estate Board Fri- day noon and B. B. Brooks and H. R. Bartle will address the Business and Professional Women's club Sat- urday noon. Through the courtesy of the the- aters a four minute man will speak from the stage of each theater Sat- urday evening between the hours pf 8 and 9 o'clock. James P. Kem will speak at the Iris, William B. Cobb at the America, P. E, Winter at the Rialto, Cal Smith at the Co- lumbia and George Jarvis at the Wyoming. Announcement eof addi- tional assignments will be made from time to time during the week in the press. Each speaker selected presents his subject from a different view- point and wher the week's pro- gram is concluded, the citizens of Natrona county should be wel! in- formed in regard to the adopted pro- gram for securing Wyoming's rights to waters of the Platte river. —_$_$_._ SINCLAIR CASE IS POSTPONED CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 12.—Ar @xtension of time until. April 19 was granted today by Judge Kennedy in ‘fedérat district court to “thé” Mam- moth Ofl company for the filing of its answer to the government’s suit son, Scotts Bluff; Neb,; N, C. Crum, 590 Hast Second, rear and Jack Gil- ardi, 1446 East Second. in equity which aims to annul the lease of Harry F. Sinclair on the Tea Pot dome naval oil reserve. JAP EXCLUSION IS PASSED BY HOUSE Warnings of Hughes and Appeas of Embassador from the Far East Ignored by House in Writing Clause Into Immigration Bill by Large Vote By DALE VAN EVERY (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 12.—In the face of a warning that efforts of the United States to maintain the “open door” and other American policies in the Far East might be set at naught, the house today without even the formality of a record vote wrote the controversial Japanese exclusion provision into the immigration bill and then passed the bill, 323 to 71. Rejecting appeals of Secretary Ambassador Hanihara's warning of “grave consequences,” to Am LAD STOPS BULLET IN PLAY HERE A near-tragedy resulted yester- day afternoon w John Bush, @ youth about 14 years of age, stumbled in front of a 22 caliber rifle held by a companion and was shot in the groin. Bush and two other boys, Stanley Rodden and Olfe Abar, were target shooting three miles above the Casper Creek bridge. Young Bush had his dog with him and the animal jumped upon him throwing him in front of the rifle just as\one of the companions discharged it. Because the victim of the accident carried ®@ watch in his pocket the bullet glanced and took a downward course. The wound is not con- sidered serious. Japanese relations, the house swift ly adopted the provision, supporters of the bill serving notice that they would insist on its retention should the senate move to strike it out, even though all immigration legis- lation at this session be blocked. Scores of amendments offered in an attémpt to modify {ts most im- portant provisic were shouted down by viva voce votes, the pro- vision basing the quotas on thé cen sus of 1890, instead of 1910, as at present, withstanding all attacks. Meanwhile, consideration of a sim- flar bill in tha& senate was blocked by disctfaion of President Coolidge’s message about senate investigations. Shortly before the house acted on the Japanese provision, an official speaking for the administration de clared: that American policles and interests in the far east were sure to be jeopardized by enactment of the restriction and warned that if the United States loses the co-opera- tion of Japan in its fight for the ‘open door” in Chira and other tm portant American policies all its past efforts will go for naught “The United States does not de sire to, and is not going to send an army to the far east to enforce Don’t Forget Arbor Day What have you done to prepare for Arbor Day, the date of which will be fixed in the next few day All Casper is going to celebrate the occasion with gram in history; be beautified greatly by private and public co-operation The Lions club of Casper is behind the campaign here and it gives promise of great success. greatest tree planting pro; tree planting for those desiring G. K. Fletcher, club has “Plante: tained at the Tribune. There is only one admonition—order secretary for distribution, oy they may be ob ° of State Hughes to omit it, and ignoring Japanese Ame ean policies in that part of world,” this official said. (he issue involved in the pro: posed ligislation, it was declared, is plainly one of whether the Unitea States prefers to the coopera tion of Japan or exclude the 146 Japanese who would be admitted if (Continued on Page en) NUMBER 38. SHARLES GUENTHER BODY OF RAIL WRECK VICTIM 3 RECOVERED FROM SANDGAR Recent Flood Water Washes Up Body of Former Prominent Douglas Citizen. After holding its tragic burden for six and a half months the Platte river yes- terday gaye up the body of Charles A. Guenther, promi- nent resident of Douglas, whose death occured on the night of September 27, 1923, when Burling+ ton train No. 30 plunged through its bridge into the waters of Cols creek an snuffed out the lives + over 30 of its passengers. MY. enther’s body was found on the nk of the Platte 20 miles down the river from the scene of the wreck and just above the wagon bridge at Careyhurst. Robert Hintz, section foreman for the Burlington, discovered the body at 9 o'clock yes terday morning. The corpse had been tossed upon the sand and a log Iny on top of it. It was in bad condition but was sufficiently well preserved so that the features were distinguishable as those of Mr. Guen- ther and the same steel brace worn by the man was found upon the re- mains. The body was taken to Douglas and 1s being held there until Mrs, Guenthér was wasted further down Columbine street, Denver, can make arrangements for the funeral. It is thought that the body of Guenther was wahed further down the river by reason of the recent high water and that when the water receded {tw as left in the position found yesterday. ‘The bridge from which Hintz saw the body is on a fairly well traveled road, With the finding of Guenther’s body there have been 22 corpses re- covered from the Cole Creek wreck. That of H. Watkins, a negro porter, had been the last body recevered and it had been found by a party search- ing for the remains of Guenther. Mr. Guenther bad been one of several prominent men whosé bodies could not be found after the The others of the group who are still missing Include 0. B. Gahns. G. R. Nell, R. T. Glerhart, and M. D, Montgomery, all of Den- ver. Douglas citizens organized a searching party for Guenther as soon as it was determined that the body could not be found except down the Platte. Although the search was as thorough as possible it was futile and the citizens who mourned the loss of a fellow townsman who has done much for the community relaxed their efforts and waited for the revelation in the future. Mem- orfal services were held for him at the M »dist church in Douglas, + 1923. enther was hurt in an au- tomobile accident in 1918 and wore a stell brace because of the injury to his spine. This brace was upon his body when he was found. The finding of the body Saturday (Continued on Page Eleven.) wreck. SOLDIER BONUS IS GIVEN START IN THE SENATE Request for Precedence Over the Tax Bill to Be Decided Monday at Conference of Republicans By PAUL R. MALLON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 12 The soldiers bonus bill, crushed by a presidential veto after its previous, passage through congress, today started on the 1 ast stage of an- other journey to a probable similar fate when it was ordered reported to the senate by the finance committee. the homes and city will Information is ayailable on it and high school principal, mur trees and shrubs at once and be prepared to set them out on Arbor Day. Tr » which passed the house. It ar d a provision f 0-year endowment insurance poli the veterans ¥ leaders will le M r it will ta pre ti over the tax bill Bonus urge that it taken up first so that they will b time before the session ends to pass r a possible veto by President Coolldge. The committee gave only the bill as reported was virtually the same as the briefest con: bill, porting it after three days of Ac Der Ideration to the re- din. ing to fight for a cash bonus. Their leaders are now re-drafting the old Copeland bonus bill and it will be ready for presenta- tion Monday, with the report of the Repubitcation bill, oe pe a ee a ee